Baker, Robert Symington,
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Baker, Robert Symington,
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Robert Symington Baker came to California in 1849 from his birthplace in Rhode Island. Arriving in San Diego, he went next to San Francisco, then settled in Los Angeles. He was prominently associated with Edward F. Beale in the local petroleum and wool industries and also engaged in mining, banking, and real estate. Baker married Arcadia Bandini de Stearns (widow of Abel Stearns) in 1874 and later built the Baker Block in downtown Los Angeles. He owned Ranchos San Vicente and Santa Monica and, with John Percival Jones, founded the city of Santa Monica.
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Mines and mineral resources
Petroleum industry and trade
Ranches
Wool industry
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California
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Rancho Boca de Santa Monica (Calif.)
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Rancho Temescal (Calif.)
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Santa Monica (Calif.)
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Utah
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California, Southern
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Rancho Jurupa (Calif.)
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